Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to very good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,546	120.03	1,855	38
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,350	126.29	1,705	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	112.18	1,678	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	103.79	1,253	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	84.63	878	61
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,420	152.34	2,163	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	134.90	1,755	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,306	189.67	2,477	102
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,166	174.00	2,029	14
Heifers	Select	Average	962	150.84	1,450	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	190.25	2,706	108
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	175.93	2,234	22

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,756	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,196	18
Bulls	—	—	1,874	133.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,510	4
Bulls	—	—	1,259	107.84/cwt	82.50–118.00	1,358	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,000	132.45/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	106.47/cwt	100.00–111.50	1,290	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	91.98/cwt	71.00–99.50	1,085	32
Steers	Choice	—	1,419	190.65/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,705	100
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,335	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,416	151.26/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,142	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,301	134.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,025	127.68/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,309	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,247	175.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,166	174.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,029	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,560	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,073	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	175.93/cwt	141.00–184.50	2,234	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	70.92/cwt	67.50–74.00	657	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,450	183.57/cwt	182.50–184.50	2,662	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,542	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,383	129.43/cwt	122.00–137.50	1,790	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,714	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	898	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	113.83/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,437	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	189.61/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,474	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	995	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	81.21/cwt	75.00–85.00	810	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	105.62/cwt	95.00–109.50	1,589	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	114.16/cwt	110.00–120.50	1,690	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	123.98/cwt	122.50–125.50	2,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	92.44/cwt	87.00–103.50	1,029	25

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jun 6, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 596Last week 279Year ago 494

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,756	120.00–130.00	125.04
4	—	1,874	132.00–138.00	133.95
14	—	1,259	82.50–118.00	107.84
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	126.00–138.00	132.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,212	100.00–111.50	106.47
32	—	1,180	71.00–99.50	91.98
12	—	1,262	112.00–118.00	113.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	926	67.50–74.00	70.92
29	—	998	75.00–85.00	81.21
25	—	1,113	87.00–103.50	92.44
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,383	122.00–137.50	129.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	122.50	122.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,504	95.00–109.50	105.62
61	—	1,480	110.00–120.50	114.16
2	—	1,885	122.50–125.50	123.98
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,419	185.00–196.00	190.65
1	—	1,560	197.00	197.00
7	—	1,450	182.50–184.50	183.57
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,270	141.00–184.50	175.93
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	161.00	161.00
8	—	1,416	145.00–155.00	151.26
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	130.00–139.00	134.90
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	120.00–137.50	127.68
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	170.00–180.00	175.84
5	—	1,364	199.00	199.00
94	—	1,305	185.00–196.00	189.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,166	160.00–180.00	174.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	174.00	174.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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